

This kind of combat seems intuitive, but little details like this add up to make UFC Undisputed one of the most realistic and strategic fighters on the market. Achieving this kind of one-hit knockout isn’t easy, but it’s satisfying when you’re the only one left standing eight seconds into the match.

On the other hand, if you misread a situation and step left as your opponent strikes right, you’ll walk right into his attack, multiplying the damage of the strike and possibly knocking yourself out. Sometimes you will have to anticipate an opponent’s strike in order to perform a counterattack, which is much harder to pull off, but successfully reading your opponent’s mind is a thrilling experience. You won’t be able to react fast enough to every attack. You have to experiment to find the best attack strings for every fighter, but patient players will find this nuance rewarding even a soft attack that would normally leave an opponent unfazed can knock back a fighter if it comes at the end of a combo flurry. The system can be a little confusing with all the ways you can modify a punch to turn it into a power attack, a counterattack, or a special technique move. Alternating between a left and right punch, instead of throwing two left hooks, not only falls in line with a real boxers natural flow, but is a great way to string together more powerful combos. New positions, transitions and moves all make UFC Undisputed’s fights flow more naturally. THQ has always strived to deliver a realistic experience with its UFC Undisputed series, and its latest entry continues to expand its fighting system to contain nearly endless possibilities. THQ’s latest entry in the UFC franchise proves to be a richly strategic fighter that will likely torture the lazy gamer. Like an angry trainer, wizened by years of experience, UFC Undisputed 3 pushed me to experiment with new fighting tactics in order to stay at the top of my game. UFC Undisputed 3 forced me to break a lot of bad habits. Whenever I face a challenging opponent, I hard-headedly fall back on tired tactics and hope my will eventually overpowers my opponent’s skill.
